My first "police trade-in"

[Mgderf]

I got lucky on an auction the other day, winning my first police trade-in, a PT92 Taurus double-stack 17 round 9mm.
It shows a lot of finish wear, but the internals don't look abused at all.
Bore is shiny and bright, and the price was right.

I already had a PT99 with several extra mags, so I have plenty to feed the 92 as well.
It came with a single 17 round Mec-Gar aftermarket mag.

I've always been a little skeptical about buying trade-ins, but this one looks good for the money.
Be a great "truck gun".

 

[BigRed]

Function over looks any day.

 

[retyree98]

How many people here remember the days of the Marion County Sheriffs Auctions in the basement of some building downtown Indy? They auctioned off confiscated or recovered firearms to the public. As I remember it, there were almost no "fine" guns, mostly beaters. I always wondered where the good stuff went... I was young and dumb. I did pick up some decent hunting grade shotguns. I was also poor...so it was a good place to get to know different guns to see what I liked.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

When I worked at Galyan's, we should a metric ton of them. Almost as many as those M83s (the M10 copy).

Solid piece for the money. Congrats on your score, just feels good to get a good value.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

How many people here remember the days of the Marion County Sheriffs Auctions in the basement of some building downtown Indy? They auctioned off confiscated or recovered firearms to the public. As I remember it, there were almost no "fine" guns, mostly beaters. I always wondered where the good stuff went... I was young and dumb. I did pick up some decent hunting grade shotguns. I was also poor...so it was a good place to get to know different guns to see what I liked.

The ones I went to were held in the parking garage below the city-county building if I remember correctly, but the items being auctioned were unclaimed theft recovery. Bicycles, car stereos, TV's and home audio, etc. Tons of money could be made on the 'pig-in-a-poke' lots until people caught on and the bidding went sky high.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

The ones I went to were held in the parking garage below the city-county building if I remember correctly, but the items being auctioned were unclaimed theft recovery. Bicycles, car stereos, TV's and home audio, etc. Tons of money could be made on the 'pig-in-a-poke' lots until people caught on and the bidding went sky high.

I got my very first bike at one of those auctions as a kid. Dad took me with him and when we left, he taught me to ride on a sidewalk downtown. Did the whole thing where he held on to the back of the seat until I got going and then let go. I didn't realize he wasn't back there until I was getting close to an intersection and turned around to see him running to catch up!

 

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

I collect police-marked handguns. Most of them are S&W revolvers with some Sigs, Glocks, and Berettas. The semiautomatics have run very well.

The revolvers, not so much: half of them require some sort of work like correcting timing, fixing end shake, or grinding the cylinder because too many hot loads warped it.

 

[MrSmitty]

Cool! good for you! I had a PT-99 years ago, and have been trying to get another for years, I hope the PT-92 runs as good too, pictures please, we could all use more gun porn.......Mgderf, what auction site did you use?

 

[WebSnyper]

I have a PT99 back from about 1991 or so. Back when they were safety only models (no decocker). I had it Black-T coated back then and have a set of Pachmayr grips on it. Actually a very pretty gun and looks like a Beretta. That gun has always ran well.

I moved on from DA/SA guns long ago, but have enough $ into that gun with the finish, etc that I'll likely never get rid of it. Only non striker gun that I continue to hold onto.

I should post some pics of it at some point.

 

[Mgderf]

Cool! good for you! I had a PT-99 years ago, and have been trying to get another for years, I hope the PT-92 runs as good too, pictures please, we could all use more gun porn.......Mgderf, what auction site did you use?

Believe it or not, this was a GunBroker score.
At $275 I think I did alright!
Sorry about no pics.
I have never figured out how to post them, and don't really care.

After a close inspection I can't see any reason that it shouldn't run as advertised.
Like I said, it shows carry wear, and some scribbling of engravings for the department designation I guess, but otherwise it's clean.
Those PT99/92's were built like tanks back in the day.
Both my 99 and the 92 are safety only models, no de-cockers, so they're both "old-school" models.

 

[edporch]

How many people here remember the days of the Marion County Sheriffs Auctions in the basement of some building downtown Indy? They auctioned off confiscated or recovered firearms to the public. As I remember it, there were almost no "fine" guns, mostly beaters. I always wondered where the good stuff went... I was young and dumb. I did pick up some decent hunting grade shotguns. I was also poor...so it was a good place to get to know different guns to see what I liked.

I remember that auction.
A friend of mine and I went to it once back in the 80's.
They had all the pistols on a long padlocked cable sitting on a row of tables end to end so they could be looked at before the auction.

It wasn't long after the auction began that my friend and I realized most of these pistols were being bid up to a higher price than a new one would cost at a local gun shop!
After about 20 minutes of this, we left laughing!

 

[Dirty Steve]

A PT99 is the only handgun I ever sold that I regret selling. Bought it new in about 1987,...wish I still had it. Had Pachmayr's on it and shot it very well. Bought it because of the movie Lethal Weapon. Nice score.

Dirty Steve

 

[MrSmitty]

Believe it or not, this was a GunBroker score.
At $275 I think I did alright!
Sorry about no pics.
I have never figured out how to post them, and don't really care.

After a close inspection I can't see any reason that it shouldn't run as advertised.
Like I said, it shows carry wear, and some scribbling of engravings for the department designation I guess, but otherwise it's clean.
Those PT99/92's were built like tanks back in the day.
Both my 99 and the 92 are safety only models, no de-cockers, so they're both "old-school" models.

You stole that!!!! great deal!

 

[Mgderf]

You stole that!!!! great deal!

 

[STEEL CORE]

I remember the Auction being run at an auction place off of where ever street closer to I-70 and East Washington streets, Sheriffs Deputies held up each item as it was called, oh how I miss those days.
Then a National News reporter got wind of it and Uncle Jack (Sheriff Jack Cottey) had to shut it down.
A Taurus 92 is a great pistol if I remember correctly, but we are going back to around 1992, since I last shot one.

I had to turn in MC092SD, and now have MC173SD, both Glock-22's and my "C" prefix Glock-27 with the Sheriffs logo on it too both reside in my safe.
I always look for a chance to buy LE Marked but I have a Ill State Police, Southport PD, Louisisna State Police, and others with no markings on them.
My Glocck-19 Gen 2 NYPD just starts "GS".

 

[Snapdragon]

I collect police-marked handguns. Most of them are S&W revolvers with some Sigs, Glocks, and Berettas. The semiautomatics have run very well.

The revolvers, not so much: half of them require some sort of work like correcting timing, fixing end shake, or grinding the cylinder because too many hot loads warped it.

My only police trade-in is a Smith Model 64 that I paid $299 for. Not the prettiest girl at the dance, but the best shooter I have.

 

[Denny347]

I was issued this Gen 3 G22, brand new in 2002. I bought it from the dept when we upgraded to Gen 4 in 2011ish I think.

 

[STEEL CORE]

Yep, sure wish I knew where 092 was/is.

 

[Mongo59]

My only police trade-in is a Smith Model 64 that I paid $299 for. Not the prettiest girl at the dance, but the best shooter I have.

My LGS in Greenville, Indiana has a S&W 67 marked 'Louisville Police', it is a no dash so it was made 1972-78. Dirty and definitely carried, he is asking $500 which is what it books in 'excellent condition', I would call it 'good'. Does the police mark carry that kind of premium?

 

[Amishman44]

I collect police-marked handguns. Most of them are S&W revolvers with some Sigs, Glocks, and Berettas. The semiautomatics have run very well.
The revolvers, not so much: half of them require some sort of work like correcting timing, fixing end shake, or grinding the cylinder because too many hot loads warped it.

I picked up a Glock 36 with a Kansas State Patrol commemorative logo on it several years back...beautiful gold-inlay engraving.
Ended up being one of the most accurate pistols I own (right behind my Ruger Commander 1911) and most enjoyable pistols to shoot!
Later, I got a second Glock 36 to EDC as I didn't want to do damage to the engraving...because it was too cool to let get damaged!